Caprella septentrionalis Kröyer, 1838
(a skeleton shrimp)

Caprella septentrionalis (a skeleton shrimp) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCaprella septentrionalis (a skeleton shrimp)
GenusCaprella (skeleton shrimps)
SubfamilyCAPRELLINAE (a subfamily of crustaceans)
FamilyCAPRELLIDAE (a family of skeleton shrimps)
SuperfamilyCAPRELLOIDEA (a superfamily of crustaceans)
ParvorderCaprellidira (a parvorder of crustaceans)
InfraorderCorophiida (an infraorder of crustaceans)
SuborderSENTICAUDATA (a suborder of crustaceans)
OrderAMPHIPODA (freshwater shrimps, sand hoppers and other amphipods)
SuperorderPERACARIDA (amphipods, woodlice, cumaceans etc.)
SubclassEUMALACOSTRACA (a subclass of crustaceans)
ClassMALACOSTRACA (crabs, lobsters, shrimps, prawns, woodlice etc.)
SubphylumCRUSTACEA (crustaceans)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Caprella septentrionalis (a skeleton shrimp)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Guerra-García, J.M. 2002 Redescription of Caprella linearis (Linnaeus, 1767) and C. septentrionalis Kröyer, 1838 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Caprellidea) from Scotland, with an ontogenetic comparison between the species and a study of the clinging behaviour Sarsia 87: 216-235.

Caprella septentrionalis (a skeleton shrimp) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Caprella septentrionalis (a skeleton shrimp):

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